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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 297009" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The last season Wiz played any sport he got really aggressive with me when I tried to take him to games. The coach was a neighbor with a really snotty daughter on the team. I later learned that part of teh reason half the team quit was the daughter started coaching the kids and dad let her. So it was all about making her look good. She was a great strategy person and a horrible soccer player and an even worse "coach".</p><p></p><p>I did make him take snacks for every game. HE had to to bake them and package them and take them to the field. </p><p></p><p>He also had to do work to earn half the fees and equipment costs (because he threw a fit about the soccer shoes and also conned Gma into buying a 2nd pair that was very expensive AND all new pads and soccer ball!). If he had played and practiced all season we would have let the equipment costs manipulation slide. </p><p></p><p>Jess has to have a year with no ankle/knee injuries before I will sign her up for any sport. She HATES not playing soccer, but she was limping after every practice and game. I even ended up stashing a couple of ace bandages in her soccer bag.</p><p></p><p>I guess I was a softie for her on the whole sports thing. We let her stop going after the car accident. She wanted to go but her knee and ankle just will NOT tolerate it. She would get so upset watching the other girls play (because she WANTED DESPERATELY to play - even on the boring practice drills days). After she spent a practice cheering the girls on, and choked back tears because she couldn't play, well, I just couldn't make her go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 297009, member: 1233"] The last season Wiz played any sport he got really aggressive with me when I tried to take him to games. The coach was a neighbor with a really snotty daughter on the team. I later learned that part of teh reason half the team quit was the daughter started coaching the kids and dad let her. So it was all about making her look good. She was a great strategy person and a horrible soccer player and an even worse "coach". I did make him take snacks for every game. HE had to to bake them and package them and take them to the field. He also had to do work to earn half the fees and equipment costs (because he threw a fit about the soccer shoes and also conned Gma into buying a 2nd pair that was very expensive AND all new pads and soccer ball!). If he had played and practiced all season we would have let the equipment costs manipulation slide. Jess has to have a year with no ankle/knee injuries before I will sign her up for any sport. She HATES not playing soccer, but she was limping after every practice and game. I even ended up stashing a couple of ace bandages in her soccer bag. I guess I was a softie for her on the whole sports thing. We let her stop going after the car accident. She wanted to go but her knee and ankle just will NOT tolerate it. She would get so upset watching the other girls play (because she WANTED DESPERATELY to play - even on the boring practice drills days). After she spent a practice cheering the girls on, and choked back tears because she couldn't play, well, I just couldn't make her go. [/QUOTE]
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